Monday, March 22, 2010

Hidden Gem: Fiorella's in Newton

Ok, we're going to pretend that my blog is a time machine that allows me to go back in time before the big move. Let's rewind two weeks, I'm on a high from successfully completing our closing and I'm off to meet my friend Robin for dinner.

One of the things I'm going to miss about the Newton is Fiorella's - I've only eaten there twice, but I'm kicking myself for not discovering the restaurant sooner in my eight years in Newton.

Their breadsticks are good - pretty thin pieces of bread covered with cheese and accompanied by a marinari dipping sauce. I hate to say it, but they remind me of Papa Gino cheese breadsticks - again, good but nothing special:

A shot of my lovely dining companion enjoying her garden salad:

A very washed out picture of my potato leek soup - absolutely delicious! I really need to find a good recipe to replicate this and make it at home:

More homemade pasta - my Fusilli Bolognese, with a bolognese made from braised ground beef, veal & pork simmered with diced carrots, onions & crushed tomatoes in a red wine tomato sauce, tossed with fresh fusilli pasta - It was so good, Andrew was raving over my leftovers the next day:

For dessert, a chocolate chip cannoli split between us:

The food was so good that Andrew and I ended up getting takeout from Fiorella's two days later. In my defense, we were packing at a furious rate and were eating a lot of (good!) takeout food. And I have to say, the takeout was just as delicious as eating in the restaurant.

About Me

Just-turned-thirty, newlywed, amateur baker who's lived in Boston for the past ten years.
My goal is to share my baked creations, my very s.l..o...w progress into cooking, my frustrations and most importantly, the little things in life that make me happy.
Basically, I need an outlet for all the random thoughts that cross my mind. Otherwise, I do literally end up "chomping" or grinding my teeth at night.